adamskiseal Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Im looking for an all round field knife, looking to keep it under the £100 mark but want something i can keep for a long time, will mainly be used in the field and for rabbiting etc, as always thanks for your help. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 £100 bleeding hel, buy an Opinel No 10 or 11 for about 11 or 12 pounds, carbon steel blade holds an edge as good as any £100 job and doesent hurt if you lose it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I dont think you can go far wrong with an opinel, hold a razor sharp edge and come in a range of different sizes. Best part is they dont cost a fortune so won't be a disaster when (not if!) you lose it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Try these guys, they have just about any knife you could want. http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/c-1-92/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamskiseal Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 i have been looking at the heinnie web site but there are so many on there it just pickled my brain! i was wondering what people were already using. chers adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamps Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I agree with Malantone opinel's are great, I have several. But my main knife I made myself using a blank from Ray Mears (http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/427-Julius-Pettersson-Hand-Forged-Knife-Blade/ ) and the rest from Attleborough accessories (http://www.attacc.com/knife-blades/). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Ask on the British Blades forum. I use opinel and mora clipper knives both makes are good and cheap. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldeneye243 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 As an all round knife the Fallkniven F1 is well regarded (but just outside budget) I really like the Mora bushcraft forest as it has a blade shape that makes it suitable for a lot of tasks. The Svord Kiwi general outdoors is also a good workhorse knife. Or maybe a Helle if you want a slightly more pretty knife... Lots of good knives about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamskiseal Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 thanks for all your help with this, i came across this website http://www.perkinknives.com think im going to place my order tonight! adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 i use an opinal no10 and sometimes a Mora clipper. Ive used the opinal for the last ten years really easy to sharpen carbon steel blade and cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypig Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Get a mora clipper in orange with an opinel as above ... Spend the extra on carts or some nice leatherwork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldeneye243 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I would have a look at some reviews before buying there - http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?132482-Perkins-Damascus-Bushcraft-Knife&highlight=perkin I know nothing about them but decent damascus knives are generally a lot more money than that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Kershaw needs work - had one for a few years and its great (assisted opener) I once took a chunk out of the blade through misuse and sent it back to kershaw and they put a new blade on it and sent it back to me f.o.c Excellent knife and customer service, I also use buck omni hunters and they are also good, a bit more "utility" but excellent. For all my grallaching I use one of those cheap plastic sheathed numbers and they are fine as a sharpen everytime knife, the kershaw is too pointy for grallallaching and the buck is a bit too wide. Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Mora clipper for everything I have 3 in my shooting kit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Mora clipper for everything I have 3 in my shooting kit... That's the name of the cheapo ones I use for grallaching, couldn't think of its name! Top man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 i use a mora companion cost £11 and will do anything a £100 knife will do so long as you keep a good edge, its not the knife its the person using it colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I just cant see why you would want to spend silly money on a knife . I have just brought a new Mora clipper companion, for £11 , perfect size for most field tasks and so sharp you can literally shave with it , available in both stainless or carbon steel. And even better you will not be in tears if you lose or damage it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Iv got an enzo trapper which I seem to use the most, holds a razor sharp edge and is a good all round knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) Here you go adamskiseal - From left to right - cheap steel I use for keeping them all sharp (£2.50 from a game fair) mora clipper used for grallaching (£10-12) a kershaw "needs work" my day to day pocket knife which is fantastic (£30-40), buck omni hunter small folder for general work (£20-25) and finally a large omni hunter folder for rough use (£50) I buy the knives in the USA as they are about 1/3 of the price they are here (I saw a large omni hunter folder at a UK game fair last year for £90!!! I get them For $35 in the USA!) These pretty much cover everything knife wise! 50 pence piece for scale.. Regards, Gixer EDIT TO ADD - wish I had bought them all in fluorescent orange as the usual black/green colour makes them a pain to find in grass/woodland if you lay them down! They all come in bright colours too if you want! Edited January 1, 2013 by gixer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 hi Gixer you would be better off with just the one knife and spending more on a good steel, will keep a razor sharp edge colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 hi Gixer you would be better off with just the one knife and spending more on a good steel, will keep a razor sharp edge colin To be honest it really doesn't matter as they all go dull after using it to skin/empty out a deer, I find having a few for different jobs works, a steel just takes the dull edge off - it won't help retain it any longer though. The shape of the knives seem to be more crucial for different jobs, the kershaw is way to sharp a point for gralloching or is too thin a blade for splitting sticks whereas it is perfect for one handed cutting rope/twine etc..they all have a place I guess is what I'm saying. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 i know what you trying to say Gixer its probably easy for me to say as being a butcher for 30+ years i find keeping an edge on a knife easy, a steel is not a tool for sharpening a knife its for keeping an edge if you use it regularly you dont need the sharpener very often, in my last job i would bone out 100-120 sheep per day 5 days a week and would only sharpen my knife 2-3 times per year as a good quality steel is all you need, the main reason a knife will blunt is what you cut down onto wood being the best thing. my last few deer i shot i would hang gut skin take home and bone out with my mora and run over a good steel and the edge would be as good as when i started, if you can find the thread from last years butchery demo i did for pw its on that please dont think i am having a go just trying to help give some of my experiance colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 i know what you trying to say Gixer its probably easy for me to say as being a butcher for 30+ years i find keeping an edge on a knife easy, a steel is not a tool for sharpening a knife its for keeping an edge if you use it regularly you dont need the sharpener very often, in my last job i would bone out 100-120 sheep per day 5 days a week and would only sharpen my knife 2-3 times per year as a good quality steel is all you need, the main reason a knife will blunt is what you cut down onto wood being the best thing. my last few deer i shot i would hang gut skin take home and bone out with my mora and run over a good steel and the edge would be as good as when i started, if you can find the thread from last years butchery demo i did for pw its on that please dont think i am having a go just trying to help give some of my experiance colin Not at all Colin, fully understand - but I was more referring to the blade type/shape for different jobs. Are you using an alloy, ceramic or diamond steel/hone? I find the little one I have puts the edge on no problem but its usually on skinning I find you notice the blade dulling the most as the skin starts to "pull" as opposed to falling away. Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 thanks for all your help with this, i came across this website http://www.perkinknives.com think im going to place my order tonight! adam please let us know what you do and what you decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Opinel everytime. Or a Mora for deer. It always made me smile when folk would spend hundreds on a Ray Mears/ Alan Wood knife and then be too terrified to use it or beat the granny out of it splitting wood. The Mora is the only knife that the grandfather of 'bushcraft' Mors Kochanski used and he tested them to destruction. This is a man that spent years living in the boreal forests of North America with his family, not a handful of weeks whilst making a TV series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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